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Which of the following best explains why electrical wires are usually covered with plastic or rubber
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Which of the following best explains why electrical wires are usually covered with plastic or rubber

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To protect you,because the chances are you could get electrocuted. And also,it protects the wiring. 
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because plastic and rubber are insulators.
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